Reconciliation-A Simple But Profound Truth

On Sunday, December 2nd at 4 pm, 200+ members of the SJA community gathered for an Advent Reconciliation Service with the theme Catch Your Dream. With music setting a reflective mood throughout the service, readings and prayers first centered on self-examination of our thoughts and behaviors that prevent us from loving action and more caring relationships, and thus responding to God’s everlasting loving call to dream of a better world—a world of love and understanding.

With the SJA dream catcher as the centerpiece of the service, reconciliation was recognized as a ritual to focus on sin as a hindrance to following God’s loving call to continue our journey to wholeness. Leaders of the reconciliation service called SJA parishioners forth to receive personal encouragement and a ribbon to tie to our dream catcher as a sign of our renewed heart’s desire to respond to a loving God’s dream for us.

To celebrate our renewed spirit, wine, soda and snacks were served after the service.

Phil Klees, aka Dr. Phil, is a licensed psychologist with clinical expertise with adolescents, adults and, couples and families. He has been nomadic in his career working in Anchorage, AK, Little Rock, AR (shook Bill Clinton’s hand—YES!!!) and Miami, FL. Three years ago he returned to his home state of Minnesota. Phil has been emotionally connected to SJA for 20+ years and an official member since returning to Minneapolis. Phil can be contacted at psklees@yahoo.com.